cana served for the obama administration. he now teaches in stanford. >> i understand the skill set that is competitive for young people. whether it's robotics, whether it's having the right type of technology skills. >> reporter: even with $1 million in his war chest and a team that includes staffers from the obama campaign going up against handa will not be easy. honda won his first school election about the time that cana was in kindergarten. >> i have a will the of respect for cana's service. but this is not about him it's about my view for the future. i bring a different perspective on issues of silican valley. i have different ideas on how to attract businesses. and to be competitive in a global committee. >> reporter: and we reached out to honda's camp late in the day for comment but so far have not heard back. cara liu, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we did catch up with congressman mike honda earlier today on another issue. we asked him about an nra proposal to arm staff in every school nationwide. his reaction in a few mi